A Fresh Start

The Destination Rehearsal

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Chapter 38: The Destination Rehearsal

"Guess what, beautiful girl?" Edward croaked, his voice rough with sleep.

"What?" I mumbled into my pillow.

"We're getting married in four days," Edward said as he pulled me to his chest, spooning my body.

"Hmmmm, we are," I said, lacing my fingers with his. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. I groaned. "It's too damn early. How are you so damn chipper at 3:30 in the morning?"

"I'm holding the most beautiful woman in my arms," Edward said as he nuzzled my neck with his lips. "And we're getting married in four days. Leaving for our destination wedding in a little over a half hour. How could I not be chipper?"

"Right," I said, not awake enough to come up with a witty or funny retort. Edward got up and he padded to the closet, pulling out a pair of jeans and polo shirt. He winked as he went into the shower. I stretched and rolled out of bed myself. I pulled on a pair of yoga pants and a tank top after I put on my underwear. I quickly plaited my hair and wandered into the bathroom to brush my teeth. Edward was out of the shower and he was standing in front of the mirror in his boxer briefs. Yummy.

"See something you like?" Edward quipped as he pulled on jeans.

"You," I said simply as I tossed my toothbrush into my toiletry bag. "You're hot."

"Aww, shucks," he blushed. "Thank you, ma'am. You're mighty fine, yourself."

"You are a charmer, Masen," I giggled.

"And you love me," Edward said, as he kissed my neck. "As I love you. Everyone will be here in a few minutes. Let's boogie!" Edward swatted my ass.

"Hey!" I said as I tried to smack his arm. He danced out of my reach and laughed heartily as he left the bathroom. I finished putting my stuff into the toiletry bag. I tossed the bag into the suitcase and zipped it up. "Can you bring this bad boy down to the foyer?"

"Sure," Edward said as he kissed my lips chastely.

"Hmmm, toothpaste and Edward. Tasty," I said against his lips. I fisted my fingers into his damp hair, thrusting my tongue through his lips.

"Someone's horny," Edward laughed as he pulled away.

"Only for you, baby," I said with a wink. "I can't wait to make love to you as Mrs. Masen."

"I love the sound of that," Edward said with a lascivious grin. He heaved the suitcase up and lugged it down the stairs. Once he was down there, the doorbell rang. He opened it up and found Alice and Jasper standing outside with EJ. "Hey!"

"Let's get the party started," Alice said as she bounced on her toes.

"She's been like this since two," Jasper said as he adjusted his hold on EJ. "I'm going to kill her, Edward. EJ is going to kill her."